While Nintendo launched the News Channel late last week, the message on the Wii's message board spoke of a "first version". Later this year, we'll see a second version.


Today, we received word from Nintendo on their mysterious message delivered to all Wii owners late last week. The original message read: "Today we present the News Channel, which allows you to scan the globe for the latest headlines! Please bear in mind that this is only the first version of the News Channel launching in Europe, but the second version will be coming soon. We thank you for your patience, and hope you will enjoy getting the news from around the world with your Wii."

The news is currently offered is covered by Associated Press. Nintendo BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg) states that the second version, delivered later this year, will feature news aimed more at the European audience.